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St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
Talking .ihnut Garnet>.

We have in stock no less than Il
thousand patterns of carpets said the
manager Of a big carpet store on Wabash
avenue, ''and our present stock comprises
1000 rolls Not one OF these patterns
is more than 4 year odd. The activity
Of the carpet designers and manlltac-
turers is something marvellous. Perhaps
as many as 800 or :, 900 new patterns are
produced i'll Il year III his country alone.
There are carpet designers in this country
who draw salaries as high as $4,000
a year. Isie most expensive carpets in
our stock are $3.50 u yard, but we often
make carpets to order, or have them made
in Scotland of best Administer. that cost
as much as $224 q square yard laid. 1t is
quite the fashion among wealthy people in
Chicago to have the carpets for their
libraries and parlors made to order from
designs furnished by their decorators |
have often seen 81, 200 OF 81 500 worth of
carpet put into one room of ordinary
size. .''-Chicago Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
Ncvada beef is being shipped TO Califor-
MIA in IN almost unbroken string of cat
4 Ia


The ladies of Lima are all eyes. They
have the reputation OF being. as class
.hc most beautiful IN the world. and meet
ing them on the way to mass in the morn
ing or shopping later in the day. one can
see how they obtained it. But. knowing
them in their homes. the opinion changes,
and you conclude after calm reflection
that they are not SO pretty as the women
of New York. II is the manta. which
they wear III such cuguettish way, that
gives them their reputation for beauty,
for it couceals every feature except their
bewitching eyes and lovely olive COM
pleXiOn. No matter how ugly her mouth
or her nose is; no matter how high her
cheek bones or large her ears: no matter
whether She is rs scraWny as a scarccrOW
or as bald a. Il bat manta will make
any woman with pretty eyes look hand
some. and. like charity. il covers Il multi
t1lde OF sins. The garment. which is
peculiar TO Peru. and is worn by ladies Of
all ages and social Positions. from the
presidents wife 10 the laundre>s who
comes after yoGr linen, is a sort of foster
sister to the mautilla of Spain. 1t is ,su-
ally of crepe from China. and costs any
where from $40 to $500, according Ia it's
quality.-Buenos Ayres Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
A Gorgeous Baron in Costume.

Baron ZedWith. the military attacht "f
the German legation, was the most yrl-
gous thing in regimentals there. His
light blue coat, his tight white breechcS
and his beautiful patent leather boots
made one soherly uniformed cnvious. and
when ii came to aigrettes. and loops aud
cords, and frogs and medals. any -tmeri-
can bundma>ter would die of envy. He
carries Il helmet that. with its white horse
tail. is as large rs a beehive, and it fills
his arm like Il dcbutante's : biggest bouquet.
His patent leather boots. that reach up
over his knees do not look like real war
fare, Ur even riding academy practice. and
the ferocouS looking silver spurs that
ring mllsically every time he sets his heel
down in the decisive Pru>Sian marching
step. have no points on the roWels at all,
simply little round pieces of silver. that
only look dangerous at 4 distance. and
warn the .vcIrerS of tulle dresses to keep
away V-tiiOic-Dcn
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07

Many American physicians are among
the able>t, bat their profession rests on a
false hypothesis. 1t has nothing to do
with science, and cannot have until it
has vastly advanced. Marked improve
ment has been made in therapeutics. Our
physicians compare very faVulahly with
those Of Europe. After the Empress
Eugcnie had given birth to the prince
imperial ali important operation was
necessary, and all the celebrated doctors
Of Paris and several American doctors
resident there We're called in, among them
DR.. Johnson, ROW dead. During her
treatment il was found to their c0nster-
nation that the blood had left her brain.
she was III molrcntary peril Of losing her
life. y solemn consultation took place
Nobody could advise except johnson. who
declared he could remedy the evil He
held her mp by the heels and the blood
flowed back to her brain. He saved her
life. Not one of the Partisan Sages would
have dreamed Of offering 50 monstrous an
indignity To the empress of the French,
but the indignity, as they afterward ac
knowledged. was preferable to her death.
Chicago News.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07
CHAPTER XIV.
.Tny there. misery here,

10y there. misery here!
Lady Valworth pushes back the por-
tiere, and with slow and heavy tread
advances to where the motionless figure
is seated upon q chair, his head buried
on the arms that are lying upon the table.
"Granitr' whispers she TREMENDOUSLY.
lie starts to his feet with all oath, and
turns stormy face to hers.
What. cannot I be left alone even
noE: What brings you here? Is there
no rcst-no peacef'
1t is only /, my dear-your motherr'
Her voice breaks. 'Oh, my child. my
SOL my darling! 1t is your mother, dear
Your own mother! Did you think any
thing could make any difference to me:''
The poor woman filings herself on the
ground beside him and encircles him with
her arms. Il knew you were alone, " she
goes on eagerly. "I would have come
sooner, but II was not very well. The
moment could, however, came to YOU
l could not bear to picture you sitting
here all by yourself, and perhaps hcliev-
ing your poor mother was holding aloof :"
You had done better had you so held
yourself
'sOh, Granitl do not SO speak to mel
Do not repuIse me!'' She is still kneeling
beside him, trying do draw his dark,
sullen face to look at her; and now she
takes his hand and holds it in fondling
fashion against her bosom. He is once
more her child, her boy, her little one; in
trouble and disgrace-in direst grief-and
to whom then should he come but to his
mothers my darling, why did you not
trust me:' she says in low, painful whif-
per. II would have given them to VII
4
Yes-I would have given Them
"They were not yours to give'-this
'allusion to the stolen diamonds hardens
his heart again, though not toward her
'they belonged to Sir Thomas. How
eyer''--breaking off savagely and drag
ging his hand roughly out Of hers-''it is
too late to dis uss what is over and done.
IL you have come here to maundcr about
my crimes, / warn you l will have none
of it,
'sNo, no, dear; not another word shall
be saidn Going closer to him she tries
TO press him into chair. ''Sit down now
and let US talk of your plans,'' she whis-
pers soothingly.
"Plans?n He glances at her vaguely.
as though lie hardly understands plainly
he has not been listening Then sudden
1y his face fiushes; the veins swell upon
his temples. ..Where is shes' he cries in
u vehement tone.
''Sheg Afillicent''
"Pshaw No. She who betrayed me;
that fair devil, Nadine
stShe is down stairs. She has been very
ill. = says the mother trembling.
"Did hurt her? Did she feel? Did she
suffer- His tone is exultant, yet there
is fierce agony in it. II hope So
Great heavens! how that girl lied to me,
though her lips uttered no falsehood.
She gave herself to me; she swore she
would marry me, caring for that other all
the time. Did you mark how she shrunk
and covered away from me? How she
paletl, and glanced at me as though perdi-
ton lay in the sight Of me:''
He is glancing over his mothers shoul- |
der toward the opposite wall His eyes
are dark and wild; he is gazing at some |
thing. That past scene in the library is |
again before him-is again being enacted |
brought to light by his disordered fancy. !
Grant. think of something else i'm t
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07

The product of oats in the United States
for 1885, was 624, 100000 bushels, or
1000, 900 bushels less thva the year before.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-05-07

General Sherman sold General joe
Johnston that school comnencements
were block and haf ahead Of mill
tary glory.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

At the council meeting Monday
night, Surveyor Holmberg's plats
and established grades for the
streets were accepted.
The application of Roht. Sweetman
for renewal of license approved and
granted.
A motion carried to establish a
uniform width of side walks of IL
feet wide and TO be laid Of two inch
boards Oil Main street and on the
side streets, except Main stree; blocks,
width of five feet four inches.
Elm and Oak streets for Que block
east and west the walks shall be
eight feet wide.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
Watsr XaI,ax.

Mr.. Peaids moyed on; into his new
: house this week.
The surveyors passed through our
vicinity this week and located the
ditch about five miles north OF the
river.
Miss Tracy Kuhn was out visit
ing her parents the fore part of the
week.
Jacob karstetter is building neat
little residence in the Valley.
w. p. Roush has moved to
Dayton, his future home.
Mr.. p. S. Kuhn found plenty of
good water at depth of so feet on
his claim, the W or, Of sec. 2s.
DEXTER.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

For the purpose of ever keeping
Lamar in the lead and not only re
tanning her already immense out
side trade but 10 increase our con-
mercial importance, mass meeting
of the business men was held at the
City Hall Wednesday evening to
discuss whatever might be to to the
interest of the town. G. ". Butler
was chosen chairman and a. L.
Bent secretary. Many matters of
interest to the town were talked over
from purely business view and it
was decided 10 organize board of
trade. A committee to report the
evening Of May %, was appointed
by the chair on organization com
posed of tile following named gen
tleman: A. D. Rawlings, X. Nj.
Nicholas, \. " Scott, W. W.
Louden and r. I. Herbert. In re
viewing the past wonderful progress
of Lamar, our present boom and the
iiattering prospects for the future,
it was the main feature Of the even
ing diseernable by every word and
action of the meeting that tile men
who have striven 10 make Lamar
what it is are now more enthusiastic,
more wiling and with greater
energy to put their shoulders to the
wheel, side by side, and make Lamar
the town of eastern Colorado. As a
beginning of the new work to be
taken in hand it was on a vote de-
cidea to celebrate the 2ith day Of
May Larnar's first anniversary in
manner beilting. When the chair
appointed the following committee
on finance: J. W. kr;ger, Geo,
Trommliiz and Il. y. BiIlow. On
programme, d. E. Cooper, J. II.
Holmes and II. Chadeayne. Od
invitations, N. d. Parmenter, Z. /.
Koen aud DIR. Cecil. Mr Butler,
the chairman, was requested to work
with, as member, OF all committees.
The committees will meet at such
times as they think best to complete
arrangements and report at US carly
a day Us possible as the time to per-
feet arrangements is very short.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
Attention Corn-ades.


The time of Memorial and Deco
ration Day services appointed by the
G. A. r., of the U. S. A. is fast APP
proachiag and as we have no Post
here it has been thought desirable
by number of our associates lhat
we hold memorial service on Sunday,
May g9th, and we therefore (, n tie in
requesting Rev. II. L. BeardslY to
preach Memorial sermon on that
day at II \. NJ. We request the
attendance of all old soldiers at l0:3O
A. NJ. at GoodaIe & Gooper's new
building on north side to organize
and go in body to the house of
worship. (Signed) II. A. Billow,
u. E. Cooper, G. G. Gocdalc, S. d.
Rail, Z. W. Burger, a. Deeter.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
The following is a list of letters
nncailed for in the post

The following is list cf letters
remaining uncailed for in the post
office at Lamar, Colo, may Ist, 1887.
Anderson, WiG. Allen, willard.
La Cha-, Banker, Chcs :,
Baker. Leon, Berry. Allie.
Busscll, J Il. Bgs3iItfr- Fred II,
Brennan, j =, Baker, W l.,
Bullirsnl, 4 u, Bcunet, WIn,
Butler, !. +, brown Miiloby,
E2rrCSss l. u, :, Brown, J Il,
Berry, siias, Carksu, " ahafn,
CLARK, u Il, Cox, IL u
Cresy WIN. ., Cox, :, Coleman, Bipe. Cortor
Aired. CLARK Chss, Draper Charley. podson
Orsin, Epbson j p, Dunn Alice. FOX Christian
tlcudnsS G, Fisher Osca-. Freeman : .
Eanry, Hail CbIs r, tfainrs {. Horn frod u
Hurst rank. Holt Z +, Hnrkcy Henry, Hnos
worth Chas, har1ia j y. Holman James =,
Hanel W j, Henry Nnl- i.SH + ~, Kan I A.,
Hoiladay W, Jchrstou \ W. Jcwcit o,
Jones liufas. 2 keo@e Ls.It, kennedy jus
Kennedy 7 I. kleine MIa II. kstsnp i u.
kennedy Jerome. kics b 4. L1-r1e \ J., Lamb
Gas, Moline : J. Mills ", Mock 4 }, Marks
Lewis Miller Caas, Meyers jas. Miller @ II.
Aliliartl JAS, Mccarthy c G., Mccormack " g.,
Mctfendric 4 J.. MADDEN " Y, Pearl John a
Pariri.se Mrs Z NJ, Robertson Geo ". Rich
urGsonj J II. kes,ley 6 W Rector 7 u. Ritter .
Rutherford y 90, smith d n. stephenson Ely
T., Sheppard c II, Smith j r. Seinones John II
NJ, sisson Oscar, siIupssn H1E. spoddy ses
Jessie srpcEGnie Il. Taylor W %. iuttle " .
&, ,. iirely Eoile y. Thames 7, Thompson 81,
Iares Frank, :, Thompson. Allen, Thomas
kooten Frank white } NJ 3, Nellcs ", witt
ner. Homer, white james. .>Nrdaonnr Joseph, D.,
wells Emuo, wiiion Eiiapln :, white Belle,
walker John 4, 3, Wilson }, wolfe Clara,
wi!en v 3, sorrel J B, wasoner B, @ilisoii
" M, williams GrcdGia.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

-Four legal hangings lately in New
Mexico causes the papers of that
territory to believe that lynehiug
parties will be less frequent. IN
other words more faith in the courts
has been established.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
The La Junta Tribune thinks il

The La Junta Tribune thinks if
the Missouri Pacific road angles
right it will cross the river at that
point. Let US give YOU pointer,
just from good viii, for your bnrg.
You do the angling and bait with
bonds or wealth 10 satisfactory
amount and you may catch some
thing.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
Disgolution eEoAoe
Lamar. MAY 3, I3S

Lamar, RAY s, 1851.
The firm of Louden 81 Co. Is here
by dissolved By mutual consent and
w. w. I.ouden assumes and agrees
TO pay all Indebtedness Of said firm
and the said w. w. Louden is here
by authorized to collect all moneys
due said firm. o. i. WILSON,
w. W. LoUpEN
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

The Dodge City Globe asserts
without qualification that he Garden
City land Office is to be moved 10
Dodge.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

The Trinidad Advertiser reioices
over the location in that city of a
genuine Kansas real estate firm,
men who know what boom is ana
how to start one.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

1t is asserted that the Interstate
commerce commission ride over the
country on passes.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Justice Woods, of the United
States Supreme Court, is SO i'll his
recovery is doubtful.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Dodge City is getting to be a
great religious center. A Presby
,erian college has lately been To-
Gated there.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Mr. Cleveland would Ike to know
just what the stock men meant by
inviting him TO the fat stock show
Mt Chicago.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Two refrigerator car loads of
tainted western beef were seized by
officers in New York Wednesday,
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Even the old settlers will admit
that it is no; too dry in this country
to raise the price on town lots.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand head of cattle will come
up the trail this season, all crossing
the railroad at Trail City.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14
WUOLESAJE Ayn EgTAIL.


The Post Office Drug Store still
ahead.
Enlarged store, new stock, new
prices.
The largest and most complete
stock of Drugs, Medicines, chemicals,
patent medicines, fancy and toilet
articles, school books, stationery,
paints, oils and glass, wines, liquors
aud cigars ever brought to eastern
Colorado. Particular attention given
to physicians prescriptions.
Store open day and night,
DEcKaR, 6 BRooKs Proprietors.
THE REV. GEO. Il. TuAYEk, Of bourbon.
InGiauiis says: "Both myself and vile owe
our lives 10 snILoH-s CoSssIPTIsS Cure.
Are yon made miserable by Indigestion.
Constipation, Dizziness. Ioss Of appetite.
yellow si.n. snilen'7 VIss,liz er j. = IOsitiy c
cure. For sale by }. vs.. Decker.
Why will yon cough whom senoh's cure
VIII give inIsnc iate relief Price "a cts. 30 Cts
and 81 For sale BY ). W. Decker.
"HAcsaETAoN,p r lasting and fragrant
pesiaine. Price p snd hfiy eents
suLoH's Care VIII Immediately relieve
Coup, whooping Cough and Bronchitis.
shnoh.s cetarrh iemedy-za positive enre
for Catarh. Dipthcr.a and canker Mouth.
For dyspepsia and Liver Complaint you
have a printed guarantee en- every bottle Of
-hilon's Nitaiizcr. 10 never fats 20 cine-
For sale byJ. W. Decker.
a Nasal injector free with each bottle Of
Shiloh.- Cafarrh I.esa.dy. Price % cents.
For zsli. by j. ". Decker.
Bent County register., 1887-05-14

fN
III
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

shining brightly and I SGT out for the
"creek bottom" which was, as 1
coniectured. literally covered with
rabbit tracks. This bottom was
some distance from the house, and.
carrying my heavy gun and trudging
through the deep snow had the effect
of fa,iguing me greatly. by the time /
arrived there.
Well, to make a long story short, I
found no tracks in the '.bottom. "but, not
becoming discouraged, sought another
field of operation with like result. and
then another, thus walking through
the snow all that day, going without
my dinner and catching no rabbits
As was going home that evening. l
met my father. who was carrying half
a dozen rabbits. and when he told me he
had killed them with his cane my pride
fell to the lowest pitch. That evening
l was wretched. and discouraged. and
tired beyond description. Do any of
my little readers begin to see a lesson
to be learned from my first expert
ence?
l learned a very important lesson
from it. In fact my first experience
has been. and will continue to be.
great help to me. The moral which 1
have drawn from it is: ''Never count
your chickens before they are Matched.
81 A. J.,' TN Toledo Blade.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
RELIGIOUS READING.
GIVING AND GETTING

Is ~ cruise of comfort wasting! Rise and
share it with another,
And through all the years Of famine II shall
serve thee and thy brother;
Love Divine will I'LL thy store-h house. or thy
handful still renew;
Scanty fare for one viii often make royal
feast for two.
For the heart grows rich in giving; all its
wealth is living grain:
Seeds which mildew in the garner, scattered
fill with gold the plain.
Il thy burden hard and heavy Do thy steps
drag YEARLY:
Help to bear thy brothers burden; God will
bear both it AMI thee.
Nnmb and weary on the mountains, would st
thou sleep amidst the snow:
Chafe that frozen form beside thee and to-
gether both shall glow.
AT thou striker in life's battle: Many
wounded round thee moan;
Lavish on their wounds thy balsams, and that
balm shall heal thy own.
Ishy heart a well left empty! None but God
its void can fill:
Nothing but q ceascless fountain can its cease
less longing still.
Is thy heart a living pow-r! Self-entwined its
strength sinks low;
It can only live in loving, and by serving, love
viii grow.
Christian at HoyE
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
CHOICE EXTRACTS.

The nearer the soul is to God the
less its perturbations, as the point ne ar
est the center of a circle is subject to
the least motion. at Work.
"A good book is the precious life
blood of master spirit embalmed and
treasured up on purpose to life be-
yond life.-John Milton.
The Bible writes hope over the
darkest fields of life. Man. above all
things, needs hope. and the Bible is
the charter of hope. the message Of the
God of Revelation. who alone is the
God Of hope.-Canon Westcon, D. D.
Religion is that noblcr half Of life
without which nothing stands in a true
balance. 1t wants the same kind Of
practical trainingas the other side. and
will marvelously help and steady that.
DR.. Bushnell.
You do not need to devise in the
morning how to create your own light;
it is prepared and re ady for you. The
sun was made before you were. and it
kCCIDS ItS COuT sc. anu 81 SOhSl1ut1y Will
gods own light shine to you without
your own continuance or care for any
thing but to seek. receive, and be
guided BY it-John Ho,ce.
No knowledge. however vast; nc
matter, however scriptural; no creed.
however primitive ami orthodox; no
style, however faultless; no manner.
however graceful. can avail without the
force of the preachers own character.
example, hopes. aspirations. prayers.
going along with his sermOn.-Prof:
Blunt
We may know the love of Christ,
and be filed with it and constrained by
it. even as we know by experience the
cool refreshment of fountain whose
depths we can not fathom, and rejoice
in the warm beams of the sun whose
greatness we can not comprehend.
They who best know that love. under
stand best what the Apostle means
when he says that it ''passeth knowL
EDGE. DIR. Van Dyek
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
Value of Little Services.

1t would be worth great deal to us
If we could only realize more fully
through what apparently insignificant
channels the Christian spirit may flow.
and on what apparently insignificant
acts evidences of Christian character
may be made to turn. Water is the
symbol of freeness. Where, save in
some desert land. or in some pinch of
drought. may one not have water. and
all the water he wants, for the asking?
Yet our Lord makes the giving of a cup
Of cold water in His name the basis of
one of His most precious assurances:
''WhOsoever shall give You a cup of
water to drink. because We are Christ's,
verify l say unto you, he shall in no
wise lose his reward"
How blessed and how possible min
istry this saying of Christ opens to the
least of us! Who is there who can not
give cup of cold water. in the name
and for the sake of the Lord, or do
that for which the giving of cup of
cold water stands. 1t is the motive
which elcvates and sanctifies the deed
into Christian act. The motive takes
us RICH: back to our Lord. and binds
us to Him. 1t is because we are Christ's
and belong to the household Of faith
that these little services are done and
have so much value in the doing. The
least thing done for Him, and in His
spirit. has a value in it. 1t becomes
current coin in the Heavenly realm
ChicdQO Adrance.